Wireless vs. LAN cable home networking

Hi-

I've got my home wireless network working now, including being able to print
from my laptop to a printer connected to my desktop (with both machines
connected wirelessly through a router). There are a number of reasons why
this wireless setup is superior, for my use, to a physical connection to the
desktop with a LAN cable.

However, there are some things I'd like to do through the desktop that would
probably go much faster using a LAN connection. Can I set up a second
network that lets me connect my laptop directly to the desktop using a LAN
cable? Do I need any special accessories or software to do this? In
particular, the desktop HD is much larger than the laptop and I like to
backup files onto the desktop (say 5 to 10 GB worth). Am I correct in
thinking this would move much faster over the LAN than wirelessly?

Thanks for any help.

Kelley

This would be much faster as you will be connecting at 100mps (Assuming you
have a recent network card in both) What you need is a CROSSOVER cable, this
will eliminate the need for another hub.

"ABC" wrote:

> Hi-
>
> I've got my home wireless network working now, including being able to print
> from my laptop to a printer connected to my desktop (with both machines
> connected wirelessly through a router). There are a number of reasons why
> this wireless setup is superior, for my use, to a physical connection to the
> desktop with a LAN cable.
>
> However, there are some things I'd like to do through the desktop that would
> probably go much faster using a LAN connection. Can I set up a second
> network that lets me connect my laptop directly to the desktop using a LAN
> cable? Do I need any special accessories or software to do this? In
> particular, the desktop HD is much larger than the laptop and I like to
> backup files onto the desktop (say 5 to 10 GB worth). Am I correct in
> thinking this would move much faster over the LAN than wirelessly?
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Kelley
>
>
>